12/24/2023 0 Comments How to get sponges to move outSo if you’re all about having a wild and diverse ‘coral reef’ tank then knock yourself out, enjoy the fascinating nature and growth forms of sponges. See the correlation there? Only gorgonians can truly compete with the strong and fast growing sponge species in the Caribbean. In the Caribbean where sponges thrive and have huge diversity, the coral diversity and coverage of tropical reefs is actually low. This is in stark contrast to Indo-Pacific reefs where corals dominate, and sponges are only a supporting player. You’ve probably heard the fallacy that healthy sponges are an indication of a healthy reef tank, and while this has some truth to it, there are all kinds of ‘reefs’ in nature. But if your goal is really just to grow the best, healthiest and most colorful corals, you really should think twice about letting them get in your reef tank in the first place. If you’re aiming for a full blown reef, especially an NPS setup that is geared towards non photosynthetic creatures then by all means go ahead and load it up with Porifera. Kevin Kohen’s NPS section houses many suspension and filter feeding invertebrates like cucumbers, tunicates, and sponges. We love sponges on their own as much as the next reefer or diver, but it is their versatility and tenacious nature that actually makes them a liability in reef and coral aquariums. The can be found from the shallowest coral reefs to the deepest hydrothermic vents, and there is no doubt that sponges are some of the most adaptable types of life living in seawater. These resilient and diverse ‘creatures’ are not quite single celled, not quite organisms, but colonies of single cells all working together. Sponges are some of the most remarkable life forms that we can encounter in the ocean.
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